tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469612.post802055856642652943..comments2023-03-27T10:17:01.640-07:00Comments on Peer Pressure Is Forever: That Popular Feelingjdaviddarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01439845582468769518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469612.post-27365019384911876742009-12-28T11:35:49.094-08:002009-12-28T11:35:49.094-08:00David, I could say this for all your posts, but am...David, I could say this for all your posts, but am feeling it particularly strongly for this one - I love you for posting this. We were in the internetless wilds of New Hampshire and heard only the barebones news about Vic's death from a good friend who called us there. I saw him perform 3 times: the first in a teeny bar in Brooklyn accompanying himself and king of all he surveyed; the 2nd in the same bar with a delightful band that had been cobbled together from local worthies (and his wife on bass); and the last time just this past summer, where he was alone again, the support act, convinced that no-one knew him. My friend tried compelling me to request 'Kick My Ass' - I am deeply sorry that I did not. I have been thinking a lot about him and everything he gave: in particular the amazing clarity of Speedracer off his first album: 'I'm not a victim/I am intelligent/I am an atheist'; and his declaration about the habits of his life from the Silver Lake album, with the call and response chorus - 'Do you think it makes a difference? I say, Yes.'Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815361831634947332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32469612.post-86082394492474118252009-12-26T13:06:30.069-08:002009-12-26T13:06:30.069-08:00I posted this at no depression.com yesterday: I s...I posted this at no depression.com yesterday: I saw in Rolling Stone that he had passed away. Either way, a horrible tragedy. I had the chance to meet him several years back at a Tower Records store before he did a show in Nashville. When I showed up, not one person was even talking to him. I ended up buying 4 of his cd's 2 of which he signed, and we spoke for about 30 minutes. That night he played one incredible show. An incredibly talented songwriter.Garnoreply@blogger.com